⚽️ 2024/25 Season - General Football Latest News and Updates

Five years ago today, Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick on his Bundesliga debut for Borussia Dortmund.

He was subbed on in the 56th minute, scored three minutes later, and had three goals by the 79th minute :exploding_head:

He was destined for greatness :sparkles:

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ON THIS DAY: In 1985, Paolo Maldini made his AC Milan debut against Udinese.

:trophy: 7 Serie A
:trophy: 5 Champions League
:trophy: 5 Supercoppa Italiana
:trophy: 4 Super Cup
:trophy: 2 Intercontinental Cup
:trophy: 1 Club World Cup
:trophy: 1 Coppa Italia

One of the greatest defenders of all-time. :heart_eyes:

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11 years ago, Chelsea signed Mo Salah. He made 13 appearances for the club. What could’ve been… :grimacing:

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Since moving to AEK Athens in September, Anthony Martial has been available and played in 17 straight games. In that time, he’s recorded 7 goals and 2 assists across all competitions, helping lift the club to 2nd place in the league :flexed_biceps::greece:

Getting his flow back :fire:

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:police_car_light: Neymar will wear the number :ten: shirt at Santos in tribute to Pele.

(Source: UOL)

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David Beckham’s final stint as a player was a six-month loan at PSG.

He donated his estimated $1M per month salary to a local children’s charity during his time in Paris.

It was a memorable final chapter for Becks :pleading_face:

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The Champions League playoff phase is set :palm_tree:

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Another

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On this day in 2018, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang signed for the Gunners :writing_hand:

He hit 50 Premier League goals faster than Thierry Henry in an Arsenal shirt :face_exhaling:

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The biggest deals of the January transfer window :money_bag::money_bag::money_bag:

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:police_car_light: One of Manchester City’s four January signings will miss their Champions League play-off with Real Madrid because UEFA rules permit only three new signings to be added to squad lists ahead of the knockout stages.

(Source: @ESPNFC)

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Most key passes by division this season:

:england: 66 - Cole Palmer
:spain: 69 - Raphinha
:germany: 52 - Joshua Kimmich
:italy: 46 - Aaron Martin
:france: 61 - Junya Ito
:portugal: 46 - Trincao
:netherlands: 51 - Mats Kohlert
:scotland: 58 - Vaclav Cerny
◎ 🇹🇷 56 - Dusan Tadic

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:police_car_light: Ticket prices for FIFA’s Club World Cup have been drastically slashed - because of concerns of how empty stadiums will look amid a lack of interest in the tournament.

(Source: @MailSport)

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Most successful dribbles in each of Europe’s top five leagues this season:

:england: 50 - Mohammed Kudus
:france: 46 - Farid El Melali
:germany: 66 - Jamie Gittens
:italy: 45 - Nico Paz
:spain: 73 - Lamine Yamal

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The new Champions League ball for the knockout stage :sparkles:

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13 years ago, Thierry Henry scored his 228th and final Arsenal goal. It was a 91st-minute winner against Sunderland while Arsenal were in the middle of a tight top-four race :crown:

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:police_car_light: No alcohol at all will be allowed at the 2034 World Cup including stadiums AND hotels. :saudi_arabia::clinking_beer_mugs:

@LBC

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Only two players have completed 70+ take-ons in Europe’s top five leagues so far this season:

◉ 17-year-old Lamine Yamal (77)
◉ 20-year-old Jamie Gittens (70)

Young ballers. :high_voltage:

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On Pierluigi Collina’s 65th birthday, throwback to his PES cover. 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 the only referee to be on a video game cover :video_game:

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Cristiano Ronaldo again topped the list of the world’s highest-paid athletes with total income of $260 million in 2024, according to Sportico :exploding_head:

Lionel Messi was the fourth highest-paid athlete, making $135 million :money_bag:

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